2011 Playoff NFL Power Rankings:
Week 20 Top Fantasy Performers, Defenses

@Wrong again. Cudoes to the parents for giving their kid the correct name.

@CHRKinRAL. Gabbert was the man for the previous regime. Still, if they didn't believe in him, they'd get someone else. He just has to show everyone what he's made of. Noone knows but Blaine.

Lol at everyone overrating the Dolphins. The NFL's version of the Toronto Blue Jays

@Dro. Cowboys need a new GM.

Evening, NFL fans. I'm a Detroit Lions fan. This power ranking really gives me the woolies. Lions has a bad year, and the doubters run around saying, "They suck!" Well, that's not the case. They had a setback. This year, I'm predicting the Lions will reach the playoffs, easily. Ranking them twenty-first is commentary about history. That's not good enough.

As for ranking the Vikings sixteenth -- well, that's about right. Ponder is OK. AP is the man, but can't do it himself. Coach, GM, both good. Aging defense, lack of WRs, not so good. Yeah, sixteenth is about right. So is ranking the Packers fifth. They're showing the other teams how it's done. OK, I get it.

But ranking the Bears twelfth? This is where I have to say, "Put the crack pipe down, son." They just cut Urlacher (Like they cut Olin Kruetz). They're O-line is Swiss cheese. Their defense is old and grey -- and they just put in new coach and GM. Twelfth? Really? Bears will finish dead last. Not a chance.

That's my prediction, and I'm sticking to it!

Ran

By record, the Cowboys were the 15th team last year, despite having Rob Ryan around, and loads of injuries.

Whether you like their draft value or not, the team essentially lost nobody, replaced their DC with a better one, and should be at least a bit healthier.

Logically, that drops them 5 spots in the "rankings"...that should also put their record at 7-9.

Love them, hate them, anywhere in between...but why should the team be worse next year? What's the justification, beyond schadenfreude and trolling?

Also: Dallas was 2-2 in November...not great. It was 3-2 in December, despite having half the defense out due to injury...not crappy. Dallas had a massively important game against the Saints, and Romo was brilliant in it. Boy, you're lazy...

Walter could have mentioned that instead of grabbing Austin and Manuel with their first two picks, the Bills turned those two picks into four and grabbed Manuel, Woods, Alonso, and Gragg.

Walter could also have mentioned that multiple sources (with far more insider knowledge that Walter) have predicted that Manuel would not have been available for Bills to take in the 2nd round. But no, Walter is Walter for a reason.

Walter has to be the laziest writer, what is this garbage?

Why do you keep insisting that the Jags GM is intent on building around Gabbert? The draft class for QBs sucked this year. He built the rest of the team up well. He knows its a 2 or 3 year process to fix the old GMs mistakes. They will get a new QB next year. But you will still probably spend all next season harping on about Gabbert sucking, and Andy Reid being fat. You seem to get stuck in ruts on your opinions and it is getting old.

Sorry Walter, I only date my fellow jews. Also, you're a f@ggot. Your girlfriend is a trashbag whore, too.

Walt, in a future Steelers write-up could you please have a conversation between Mensa members and former Steelers Rashard Mendenhall and Mike Wallace?

You're right, Christian Ponder won't perform better because of Jennings and Patterson. It will be because he has an extra year of experience and only his second full NFL season. As Vikings fan, I understand the skepticism, but Ponder is far from a lost cause. At least for now.

we added a pass rusher in the draft (williams) and another in the free agency (phillips). i also don't think dumervil has been that good since he went from olb back to de. he doesn't produce all the time like miller, he gets his sacks mostly against lowly opponents and doesn't play well against the run.
and we can sign half the starters on defense for his kind of money.
his loss hurts - but not that much.

One thing you continue to fail to mention about the Bills is that we got an extra 2nd round pick for the trade so we couldn't of had Austin and Manuel. We did hoever get Manuel, Robert Woods and Kiko Alonso in the first two rounds instead. We we're one pick from getting Minter which then would've been a lights out deal but oh well

You are crazy dude. You contradict yourself in your own rant.
"The championship team, shall remain the championship team, until said team is removed from its pedestal" Where you imply the 49ers should be #1 because they won the division.

You then later say "The best team in the NFL? On paper, maybe. But it's all about wins. And frankly, the Denver Broncos hold that title. Or Atlanta, if you feel inclined. I'm not going to be the guy that says "MY TEAM (49ers) WERE THE BEST NOT THE HAWKS" because they didn't have enough W's to earn that title. So once again, you are wrong." Where it seems you are stating that Denver or Atlanta should be #1 because they won more games.

Also, if the Ravens won the title, should they not be #1??

So please grace us with your genius. Who should be #1? Denver or Atlanta for having 13 wins? SF for winning their division? or Baltimore for winning the Super Bowl? You make arguments that all 4 teams should be #1 with your statements.

Also, remember power rankings are a like a Balance Sheet in accounting. It's a look at right now. Power Rankings rank the teams based on current rosters, recent success and future schedule. Seahawks have "The best team in the NFL? On paper, maybe" (That's your words) which means if they currently have a better roster, have an easier schedule than SF this coming season and have had very good recent success, they should be ranked quite high.

Get over your blinding homer-ism for once.